In my last post I shared the strong connection between EQ (Emotional Intelligence) and the core competencies we expect in our Senior Executive Service (the ECQs). In this post I’ll take a closer look at how we can take an EQ approach to developing a couple of those ECQs-- Flexibility, Resilience

The connections to resilience and emotional intelligence were immediate and strong. The EQ-i presents itself as an ideal—almost obvious—entry point to understanding, assessing and building resilience. Type, however, and the MBTI assessment are not as clear a set of resilience access tools as the

Resilience is hot.
2014 has brought with it a spike in the number of requests for resilience training, keynotes and support materials. As we at OKA have flexed to respond and take this topic on, I have discovered resilience to be a topic that has spawned a good deal of research, and while there is

OKA Resilience Series #4
Does your story have a happy ending--will you let it?
If resilience is the ability to bounce back, to endure and/or to come through difficult times better off for the struggle, that means that there is a happy ending to the story, or at least to that chapter of

OKA Resilience Series #3
Resilience literally is the return to form—bouncing back, but to many resilience is also endurance, and even transformation—weathering challenges and even driving through some setback, trauma or difficulty and coming out changed—even improved—on the other side. If